Talvivaara CEO Mr. Pekka Perä, Explores Potential Sales of Shares and Subscription Rights

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Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
20 March 2013

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Talvivaara Mining Company, CEO Mr.Pekka Perä, Explores Potential Sales of Shares
and Subscription Rights

As disclosed in the shareholders' circular dated 14 February 2013 and the
prospectus dated 12 March 2013, Pekka Perä, the CEO of Talvivaara Mining Company
Plc, has agreed to attempt to raise funds through borrowing, the sale of his
shares, the sale of subscription rights allocated to him, or by other means, in
order to subscribe for new shares in excess of his pre-existing commitment to
subscribe EUR 5 million worth of new shares at the subscription price in the
rights issue announced by Talvivaara on 8 March 2013. Mr. Perä has informed
Talvivaara that he continues to explore a range of alternatives, including
selling shares or subscription rights into the market.

Enquiries

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Tel +358 20 7129 800

Pekka Perä, Chief Executive Officer

Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Deputy CEO and CFO



Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
Talvivaara Mining Company is an internationally significant base metals producer
with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a technology known as
bioheapleaching to extract metals out of ore. Bioheapleaching makes extraction
of metals from low grade ore economically viable. The Talvivaara deposits
comprise one of the largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe. The ore
body is estimated to support anticipated production for several decades.
Talvivaara has secured a 10-year off-take agreement for 100 per cent of its main
output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk Nickel and entered into a long-term zinc
streaming agreement with Nyrstar NV. Talvivaara is listed on the London Stock
Exchange Main Market and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Further information can be found
at www.talvivaara.com.


DISCLAIMER
The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities
referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Investors must
neither accept any offer for, nor acquire, any securities to which this
announcement refers, unless they do so on the basis of the information contained
in the applicable Prospectus published or distributed by Talvivaara.

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of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of
securities in the United States.

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